The Zambia international has had a leading role at Salzburg thrust upon him, and could be set to follow in the footsteps of some illustrious alumni
For all that there can be no objectively good consequence of a global pandemic, Zambia international Patson Daka might have been grateful to see the runaway train that is modern football slow down a bit.
The high-profile departure of all-round battering ram Erling Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg suddenly saw the 21-year-old thrust into the spotlight, tasked with being the leading man where he had previously so successfully been a supporting act.